On Tue, 19 May 1998, Che wrote:
quoted 4 lines At 08:57 PM 5/19/98 -0500, thatcat@ix.netcom.com wrote:> At 08:57 PM 5/19/98 -0500, thatcat@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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> >it is far easier to record a keyboard part into a sequencer than to
> step-enter or otherwise program the notes.
It's easier if you can actually PLAY keyboards. Not a skill I possess.
quoted 4 lines It really depends on the composer. Step time isn't any more tedious than>
> It really depends on the composer. Step time isn't any more tedious than
> playing live if you're experienced (I find that older people have more
> trouble with step-time because they didn't grow up w/ computers).
Ha, you young whippersnappers, I fart in your general direction!
Any more, I'm most comfortable cutting and pasting digital audio to
do my programming. Now that's BELOW step time MIDI recording -- it's
like writing music with tweezers and a microscope. Perhaps it's some
reflection on my essential lameness that I like stuff better when I put
it together without hearing it, than when I play it in.